Moth genitalia is the key to snout grass borers from the Western Hemisphere
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
Two scientists have produced an illustrated key to define the subtle differences between the 41 species of snout moth grass borers that currently dwell in the Western Hemisphere. The researchers conclude that the adults moths are too tough to tell apart by external characters, and therefore, the only way to identify the species is by dissecting and comparing genitalia. The study is published in the open-access journal ZooKeys.